Endlich leichter [English translation]

I’ve heard you tell your friends

That for you what we had1 doesn’t mean anything2 anymore3

And I’ve heard you already have someone new4

I should probably even be happy for you

Under a picture of yours5 I read (that)

You are now free, you live your life

You smile as though you’re happy6

I hope that that’s true7

And now I sit here and count the hours

Because I know time heals (even) the worst wounds

Hey, it will eventually become easier8

To see you laugh

Yes, it was not always simple

But now it doesn’t hurt anymore9

Man, don’t you also think about the two of us sometimes?

Regardless of what (it)10 is now, it was a wonderfully beautiful time11

You’ve heard I am still just drowning my sorrows12

And distract myself with all the women I can find13

And I must say, yes, that’s how it was14

Until I noticed that I really15 don’t need that

And now I sit here and count the hours

Because I know time heals (even) the worst wounds

Hey, it will eventually become easier

To see you laugh

Yes, it was not always simple

But now it doesn’t hurt anymore

Man, don’t you also think about the two of us sometimes?

Regardless of what (it) is now, it was a wonderfully beautiful time

I look ahead, even though16 something of you remains17

(I) look forward to that which (will) come18 - I believe I am ready!

And it will eventually become easier

To see you laugh

It was not always simple

But now it doesn’t hurt anymore

It will eventually become easier

To see you laugh

Yes, it was not always simple

But now it doesn’t hurt anymore

Man, don’t you also think about the two of us sometimes?

Regardless of what (it) is now, it was a wonderfully beautiful time

1. literally “that with us both” ie; their relationship2. literally “means nothing” ie; she doesn’t think what they had was worth anything3. literally “nothing more means”4. literally “a new (person)” ie; a new boyfriend5. ie; on Instagram or Facebook etc6. literally “you smile so, as if you’re happy”7. literally “I wish (for) you, that it really is so”8. literally “it becomes finally easier”9. literally “but now it hurts no more”10. ie; their relationship11. ie; with you12. ”das Saufen”=“boozing” hence “am Saufen” implies he is in a state of boozing ie; drowning his sorrows in alcohol13. literally “all possible women” ie; “all available women”14. literally “so ran it”15. ”gar” adds emphasis16. literally “also if/when”, but the phrase can mean “even if”17. ie; “I move on but I carry a piece of you with me”18. ie; the future